Jameisha Prescod

Artist Statement

I am a London-based artist-filmmaker and writer driven by the power of authentic human stories about disability and illness. My art is grounded in a research-based practice that explores how identity, culture, history, and colonialism influence the way illnesses are experienced. By combining visual art mediums like moving image, documentary photography and digital art with poetry and essay writing, my work reimagines how disabled stories can be archived in more experimental ways. My objective as an artist is to acknowledge the role of the disabled body in artistic spaces. I endeavour to include this ethos in all of my work. Reflecting on the human body concerning illness is the creative thread that weaves all of my work together.